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package org.apache.ignite.ml.inference.parser;

import java.io.Serializable;
import org.apache.ignite.ml.inference.InfModel;

/**
 * Model parser that accepts a serialized model represented by byte array, parses it and returns {@link InfModel}.
 *
 * @param <I> Type of model input.
 * @param <O> Type of model output.
 */
@FunctionalInterface
public interface InfModelParser<I, O> extends Serializable {
    /**
     * Accepts serialized model represented by byte array, parses it and returns {@link InfModel}.
     *
     * @param mdl Serialized model represented by byte array.
     * @return Inference model.
     */
    public InfModel<I, O> parse(byte[] mdl);
}
